This young lady is very lucky...Hopefully no matter where she is driving she will have her car doors locked at all times...even if giving directions, do not roll your window down...at most just crack it...

I am a 70yr old guy and NEVER leave my doors unlocked and have no problems talking to someone thru a fully raised window....

Nine years for car jacking. This is more than the normal sentence for such a crime. But if you attack the daughter of a US comgressman you better believe the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia is going to throw the book at you.

Nine years for car jacking. This is more than the normal sentence for such a crime. But if you attack the daughter of a US comgressman you better believe the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia is going to throw the book at you.

Posted by: Jimof1913 | July 20, 2010 11:15 PM |
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I don't remember a gun being used, so why so many years? Talk about picking the wrong person to carjack.

I don't care if the person who was car-jacked was the daughter of the president or the son of a begger. A crime is a crime and people should not be committing these car-jackings. Do I think they got more time because of who she was, probably, but that still doesn't hide the fact that they committed a violent crime on a person soley to steal their car!! Maybe you've never had a gun in your face or come home to a house after a burgler has left it in shambles. I don't know - I've been the victim of both. Even after one of the criminals was caught, I still felt a sense of violation. Not to mention the extra funds necessary to repair windows and place security bars on the house.

What ever happened to working and buying your own car? Why do people think they have the right to violently take other people's possessions and get away with it? They deserve the time they got - maybe they will learn from this, maybe they won't. It's solely up to them and their conscience.

Jim and Public what does being the daughter of a Senator have to do with the sentence? The person grabbed her by the throat, choked her and then threw her to the ground before stealing her car. Just becasue they did not have a gun does not mean they were not violent. Let someone choke you and see if you feel that they should get a lighter sentence because they did not have a gun. What if this was your daughter? Would you feel the same way? I really do not think you would go to court and tell a judge that since they did not use a gun on my daughter, please give them a light sentence. If you would then you are an idiot.